Multiple purpose pocket accessory



June 11, 1946. Y 2,401,750

MULTIPLE PURPOSE POCKET ACCESSORY 'Filed 001;. 25; 1944 lllllllllllllllllllllll" UIIIHIIIWUII 9 1'I'l'l'l'l'l'I'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'i l'l'l'l' i lill Inventor flea/y Fpye Patented June 11, 1946 MULTIPLE PURPOSE POCKET ACCESSORY I Henry F. Dye, Micanopy, Fla. Application October 25, 1944, Serial No. 560,208

4 Claims.

This invention relates to so-called pocket articles and accessories such as are adapted to be carried on the person for ready availability and practical uses, the same having reference, more in particular, to multiple-purpose devices, one of which may be a comb and the other a writing instrument; or, if conversely considered,

. a writing instrument provided with teeth usable as a comb.

More specifically, I have evolved'and produced a simple and expedient pocket-type article such as may be conveniently alluded to as a comb with the customary teeth and an especially constructed reinforced back, said back having a tubular open ended cylindrical sheath, with channel shaped portions extending beyond the ends of the sheath, said sheath having an external pocket clip, and said sheath being usable as a holder for either a mechanical pencil or a fountain pen, as the case may be.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a comb constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, showing a mechanical pencil mounted in the aforementioned cylindrical sheath.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view thereof partly in section and partly in elevation to bring out the details.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing how a fountain pen may be used instead of a mechanical pencil.

Figure 4 is an end elevation of Figure 1, observing same in the direction from right to left.

Figure 5 is an end elevation, observing the same in a direction from left to right.

Referring now to Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, the comb 6 is characterized by a unitary structure embodying customary teeth 1. The back of the comb, so-called in the general trade, is here characterized by an elongated cylindrical openended sheath 8 which forms an adapter and holder for writing instruments. end terminates inwardly of the corresponding end of the comb proper and defines what may be called a channel-shaped extension 9. The same is true of the opposite or right-hand end, the extension being somewhat longer, as at l0, and also being channel-shaped, both as brought out in Figures 4 and 5. The sheath is provided with a pocket clip II,

The left-hand In practice, a mechanical pencil is slipped into the sheath with its end portions protruding beyond the opposite ends of said sheath; for example, in Figure 2 the shell or casing of the pencil l2 fits snugly in the sheath with its extending end portion l3 provided with an eraser l4 and a cap l5 which fits over the extension and abuts one end of the sheath, the cap resting partly in the shelf-like channel-extension 9, The. opposite end portion or section l6 of the pencil, generally bullet-shaped, is nested and'seatedin the extension II). This end or section l6 projects beyond said extension with the projectable and retractable lead l1 projecting sufficiently for convenient use.

The same fundamental idea is carried out in the fountain pen and. omb assembly seen in Figure 3. The comb 6a is provided with teeth la and the back 8a is cylindrical to define short channel-shaped extensions 9a and Illa, respectively, projecting to the points indicated. Here the part 8a canserve as a barrel for fountain pen 'or as a sheath to house a fountain pen which can be slipped into place therein. In the arrangement shown, it is employed as an actual barrel and one end is screw-threaded, as at ill, to accommodate a cap l9 which fits over the nib and pen 20. The opposite end is provided with a cap 2i fitting over the plunger.

It seems permissible in construing the scope and character of this invention to use the expressions comb and pen and pencil advisedly. In fact, the latter two ideas can be consolidated under one comprehension; that is,

' writing instruments. Thus, in a sense, the invention has reference to a comb having a writing instrument longitudinally along its back with the opposite ends of the instrument projecting sufficiently to perform their desired and intended functions. Or another way of visualizing the invention is to assume that it is a writing instrument which has lateral teeth along its main longitudinal area to expose the writing point and the eraser to thus provide either a writing instrument or a comb, or both. However, the primary thought in disclosing the invention and covering it in the claims is that it is a comb or equivalent article characterized by teeth and the back, the back having a tubular portionor, as described, a cylindrical open-ended sheath, this terminating at its opposite end inwardly of the ends of the remainder of the back and said extending ends being channeled in cross-sectional form to properly accommodate and seat the end In l S portions of the pen or-pencil, as the case may be.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawing. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size and arrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a comb having teeth and a back, said back being provided with a cylindrical open-ended special adaptation sheath, said sheath having its open ends terminating inwardly of the extended ends of the back, and said extended ends being channe1-shaped in cross-section.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a body having an elongated back and spaced parallel teeth formed integral with and extending at right angles from said back, said back embodying a cylindrical open ended sheath, said sheath having its open ends terminating inwardly of extended end portions of said back, said extended end portions being channel-shaped in cross sectional form, and a. cap-like hollow shell fitted in one extended end portion and serving as a closure for the adjacent open end of said sheath,-

3. As a new article of manufacture, a. body having an elongated back and spaced parallel teeth formed integral with and extending at right angles from said back, said back embodying a cylindrical open ended sheath, said sheath having its open ends terminating inwardly of extended end portions of said back, said extended end portions being channel-shaped in cross sectional form, a cap-like hollow shell fitted in one extended end portion and serving as a closure for the adjacent open endof said sheath, and a second cap, the latter seated and fitted in the remaining channelshaped end portion and closing the remaining end of said sheath.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a body including an elongated back and a plurality of right angularly disposed teeth attached to said back, said back also embodying a, cylindrical open ended sheath, said sheath having its open ends terminating at points inwardly of the extended outer ends of said back, and said extended ends being channel-shaped in cross section, one end of said sheath being externally screw-threaded, a screw cap threaded thereon and having its inner end seated in the adjacent coacting channelshaped extension, and another cap, this seated in the remaining channel-shaped extension'and' serving to close the opposite end ofthe sheath.

HENRY F. DYE. 

